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The Black Peacock

The Black Peacock

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 10, 1975

Runtime

1h 30m

User Score

52%

Original Title

Emmanuelle. Blanca en la tribu del placer

Production Companies

i.Di.A. Film, Filmica La Trinitaria

Director

Osvaldo Civirani

Description

Marco, an Italian engineer comes from Milan to Santo Domingo, Haiti to continue the construction of a dam. The predecessor, Kluger, has disappeared without a trace and he would take his place. When he arrives, his wife Laura is there waiting for him and the two - along with their guide Romero. They go to the small, isolated jungle shack where Kluger was staying before he vanished. The couple is soon involved in mysterious voodoo rituals carried out by the Haitian religious leader, Balaga who is against the work. Meanwhile, the ghost of Kluger warns him about completing the work. Only thanks to the intervention of the police Laura, fascinated by the rites, is saved and brought back to Italy